Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-6714

Description

A remote denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-11-01 and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Android ID: A-31092462.

Affected products

Google/Android3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.0,<=6.0.1
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Android-6.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94137nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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